{"id":4286,"date":"2026-05-19T12:46:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T12:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/?page_id=4286"},"modified":"2026-05-19T19:00:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T19:00:33","slug":"dr-prathap-ramamurthy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/dr-prathap-ramamurthy\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Prathap Ramamurthy\u200b"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4286\" class=\"elementor elementor-4286\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a66b5e6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a66b5e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-268cc74 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"268cc74\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6d8cb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a6d8cb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"530\" height=\"531\" src=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-02-164600.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3707\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-02-164600.png 530w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-02-164600-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-02-164600-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/crest.cuny.edu\/hires\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-02-164600-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7373eb0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7373eb0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85e8c87 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"85e8c87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/prathap-ramamurthy-b5432096\" target=\"_blank\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fab-linkedin-in\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M100.28 448H7.4V148.9h92.88zM53.79 108.1C24.09 108.1 0 83.5 0 53.8a53.79 53.79 0 0 1 107.58 0c0 29.7-24.1 54.3-53.79 54.3zM447.9 448h-92.68V302.4c0-34.7-.7-79.2-48.29-79.2-48.29 0-55.69 37.7-55.69 76.7V448h-92.78V148.9h89.08v40.8h1.3c12.4-23.5 42.69-48.3 87.88-48.3 94 0 111.28 61.9 111.28 142.3V448z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Connect with Dr. Ramamurthy on Linkedin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e12998 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3e12998\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a44eff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a44eff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Dr. Prathap Ramamurthy<\/b><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1b8319 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1b8319\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Prathap Ramamurthy is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Earth System Science &amp; Environmental Engineering program at The City College of New York (CUNY). Since joining CCNY in 2015, Dr. Ramamurthy has led interdisciplinary research focused on understanding the complex relationship between climate, human activity, and the built environment in urban areas.<br \/>His research combines scalable field experiments with advanced numerical modeling to characterize the turbulent transport of mass, momentum, and energy in the urban boundary layer. A central focus of his work is investigating the drivers of urban heat island (UHI) intensity in large cities and its interaction with extreme heat events such as heatwaves. He is actively developing mitigation strategies to help moderate urban climate impacts and build more sustainable, resilient cities.<\/p><p>Dr. Ramamurthy\u2019s lab also explores coastal urban boundary layer dynamics and how they influence convective clouds and thunderstorms\u2014an area of growing importance in the context of climate change and coastal urbanization. He collaborates with the NOAA-CREST Center to operationalize remote sensing tools for urban climate research, expanding the capacity to monitor and model environmental conditions in densely populated areas.<\/p><p>His broader research interests include computational fluid dynamics, environmental fluid mechanics, building energy modeling, and urban meteorology. Through this work, he aims to develop science-based solutions to the challenges of climate adaptation and urban sustainability.<br \/>In addition to his academic and research roles, Dr. Ramamurthy is a member of the American Meteorological Society\u2019s Board on Urban Environment and serves as an Associate Editor for the ASME Journal of Solar Energy Engineering. 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